Smyrna times., 1887-07-06
Public School Commencement.
INTERETING EXERCISES

INC AOWh Hall was filled at an ao,I,,
@ nour on thursday night last and othars
were unable to obtain seats and Iod -
~ aWay,the occasion being the cIos;,'o,
exercises OF the school wear onJ tilss
commencement of the vacation so,,,,I.' silo
me 'front.' of the stage was dacorotaj
WI MIN flowers presented to the oroJnotoS
me rear was trimmed with a lorC,o a.
Oil paintings and eVergreens c0Ds-';e5' IS
uous over the top was the wear Of tIo
Glass 81 " and its motto .Snee NIl' vne
CTIUctq-h0pe not broken. PresiJoot iJoUt
geo II. Raymond of the boorJ b0aS nS
directors conducted the eT'ona;aoI VI
TIich TaL wv were opened by prayer bv Rev
OOhn france. This was foII,,y,oJ 1'Iv' ~
an instrumental solo bv Miss NJ ~
COUIoh 20 and this by the salutotor,, %,
Wi T1Jleni Genius Not a Sign of NornI
worm" delivered by Edward q RnJS. Ci !.
an essay by Miss NJ. Delaware i,in,(in ,,Gu
cott' entitled "Then and Now.iB; pm, -,
Essay Oy Edward NJ. Bovd. "a 'Kin5
G' Ieart : vocal solo by Miss Etbo1 IT
copper an essay by Clarence r p,
Ionu' Delaware and Her Industries .,
Cne VaiedlctOry, "The RisinC GoroS1
Ioh, by Irving T. CoopeT. = voIe' TooaI |
ggSu.arIette sang THE Rose Rreb - |
MISSES Elva Wilson, Beulab ToGo-7i
Laura FAIRIES and Rena Williams 'on'
Inc graduates did themselves oroo.
credit IN their addresses in hotls tt Is'U
and oUdipI,at 1OsiIlDh and reading, and in the
as well as the friendly ear Tbo - 5 Itlcsi
snv ''S'1s H. ti9ss was smaller this year than
i;ltyo1. y .naU nave preceded or that will he
Wy VIZ .9 70 follow it, and it might be well
L0n ~ ade Inere Is so much to crowd into
down some. ~ Oe cut
=, Inc singing of the solo " A leaf from,
me tne spray" by Miss Cooper and mar
''.oS voo.e 1y Ghe young ladies above named
o,'5;o weTe both highly appreciated bv the the
P3uuiencG' P-!' Ihe address of the refirino
- IlIIGlpai' Levin Irving HANDY waS
hI; ~ 1ls happiest vein. He referred :
Ity TO MS connection with The
sohooI Ior the past six years. the bannV
3 Ioi9lIOhs iS that had existed between IT,, ]
anu anu Che pupils despite the misconcoD
Nuns anu CRITICISMS that have at times
ARISEN that he had labored conscien- J
oiogsly 10 direct both their intelIect,o1 Q
" anu y. moral faculties and now had conoo C
= IaI Uliiie "hen these pleasant associations b
uau ., 70 cease. In addressing bimseif - C
gne 5l school at large he asked the chill 1
~ ~ oH 70 commune to the teachers and +
-.I Dno new Frlnclpal that kind regard that e
~ ~moulu make their future both a nIeoV Z
'uto - anu d success. In speaking of the a
0!eEs VINO had been connected wifi n
liu -Iil III Ihe different departments of the d
,cHooI ne said he did not believe tbero
,1ast ,1,ioeeu III any school in the land a st
lOIe ir contentious corps of teacbers "a
ioVOteu 70 their work, than those oF Il
nc Il q. smyrna Public School. The RoorJ W
i directors also came in for a deservaJ p;
JI ..ilP PIlinent for seeing after the school T.
.'IUniGily - q, IN all the needed appliances 10
" euiclent work, putting it Mt the 10
esIy head OF all the schools of the Ci
,laCe' At the close the address yvb;ob cE
yas characterized by both eIooTanoo ,1So of
nu u paCnos, the graduates were called ST.
? Lnelr teet and presented with IT, be
IPlomas. The graduates wero tLa fo
2 ScIdIplents OF numerous presentot;ore pa
flowers, books, &c. 0-'''''iOlS cb
ReY. J. S. Willis followed with a.. we
uu[ess = n OF the evening, forty minutes in
y 1H0oIcises closing at ten O'Clock Ho da
aIM.ays happy, especially so on tbis wi
ccehiHg, y IN relating the memorios &c clU
10y years ago with numerous loToI ~ de-
PIE incidents that kept the audio5aa thu
Ihe best possible humOr and naSo thu
lem regret that he hadn't a lon%oU qu
John II. Hofecker arose with n H., ger
g mouon,-twO in One-a vo+o ur the
ahKs 70 Mr.. Handy for the verv 90 Z
PIaOle manner in which he had d;S tOv
.aaIIPeu .aI MS duties as principal of the zen
iDllc schools, and to Mr.. willie g. c. alt,
nlghiy entertaining address. which rim
tie. ''''llOus rising H. H.
Col Raymond made a few remorl,s full
tne pleasure the evening had aaord lett
/, Chanked the people in their mani the
'Veu interest in schools and declared low
e exercises closed. 'u of
- Gee
Inc anti treating crusade is the Ioto., peO
Velopment of the Prohibition vva,co,so drei
Che south. 1t is manifested esneciaii,, a m
Georgia, where cards are beinSJ, rlty
'ITlouted pledging the signer NOT re Will
INK with or ask anyone to dr;nL OF
rlIuous or malt liquors or wines IN mao
'uollc place. There is no doubt that they
practice OF treating is carried 10 q TOO
lcuious extentin this country or tbat rem
OIten torsters a habit of drinlrin% they
ere little original taste for lionoST the
sted. II is especially nrevaieDt hold
ong young men, a ref,isol y oEaiele oIsl! ellen
invitation being considered nTirppo panl
le evidence of adolescence. IF tbe othe
i-treating movement can DO Sne in th
ag to correct this imnress;o, my had
vince young men Chat n y ro"a anu of ii
MY to refuse than T. accent ;ts sn.onS 1n Fari
uid be epeoutageG - 0''u Libe
-. -,.s-.-- Span
~ feet,
,k save CievaIo,,.S3 = Nh P0ei5, OF New Qus'C
On in the Dne DemncsaWnl Wnl nave no oppo- Th
renoninat;o,. - acy oi lhRt State hand